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Giyani Gold announces Mr. Mark Frewin joining the Board of Directors
OAKVILLE, ON, June 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Giyani Gold Corp. (TSXV: WDG) (the "Company" or "Giyani...
About this update from Giyani Metals Corp
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nOAKVILLE, ON, June 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Giyani Gold Corp. (TSXV: WDG) (the \"Company\" or \"Giyani Gold\") announced today that Mr. Mark Frewin has joined the board of directors\n of Giyani Gold.\n\n\nMr. Duane Parnham, Executive Chairman and director of the Company\n commented, \"We are delighted that Mr. Frewin has agreed to join the\n Board of Directors. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with\n Mark at the Board level on a number of successful ventures including\n UNX Energy.  Mark's considerable legal and business expertise will, I\n believe, add considerable value to Giyani Gold and demonstrates Giyani\n Gold's commitment to attract high level talent to our Board and\n management.\"\n\n\nMr. Mark Frewin is a partner at the law firm of McCarthy Tétrault LLP,\n based in their London office, and was formerly a partner with the Wall\n Street law firm Milbank Tweed. Mr. Frewin has participated in numerous\n financings for mining and oil and gas companies, and has advised\n clients on the formation, financing and operation of joint ventures,\n mergers and acquisitions, property option and earn-in agreements, metal\n sales contracts and hedging arrangements, and royalty agreements. Mr.\n Frewin received his MA from Cambridge University (Trinity Hall) and is\n admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. Mr. Frewin's appointment\n to the board of directors of Giyani Gold was approved by the board of\n directors on May 9, 2012, with effect as of June 1, 2012.\n\n\nShareholders are advised that the Company has amended its management\n information circular in respect of its annual general meeting to be\n held on June 21, 2012, to correct certain information as to Mr.\n Frewin's status as a non-independent director, as Mr. Frewin is a\n partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, legal counsel to the Company, and the\n effective date of Mr. Frewin's appointment to the board of directors.\n The amended information circular will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The board of directors currently anticipates that it may seek to\n appoint an additional independent director in the upcoming year.\n\n\nAbout Giyani Gold Corp.\n\n\nGiyani Gold is a publicly-traded junior exploration company focused on\n building a portfolio of under explored, past producing gold assets.\n Giyani Gold has entered into agreements to a...